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Ion Radiation Impact on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of W–6Re Alloy at 500°С

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The paper reports the results of the ion irradiation impact on a monocrystalline tungsten alloy, W–6Re. This material is considered for use in the design of fusion reactors. Irradiation was carried out in order to simulate radiation effects and analyze the radiation resistance of the fusion reactor material. Specimens were irradiated with 5.6 MeV Fe ions at 500°C up to a maximum damage dose of 8 dpa. Microstructure of W–6Re was analyzed before and after irradiation. It is shown with transmission electron microscopy that the formation of structural defects, dislocation loops with sizes of 2–15 nm and a number density of 1.2 × 1023 m–3 occurs as a result of irradiation. Detailed analysis by atomic probe tomography microscope revealed the decomposition of the solid solution with the formation of nanoscale segregations enriched in rhenium by 18 at %. The radiation-induced hardening of the irradiated layer is determined by nanoindentation. The strength increment was 1.6 GPa.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Specimen analysis and irradiation were performed at the KAMIKS Shared Access Center (http://kamiks.itep.ru/) at the Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute.”

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The reported study was funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research according to the research project no. 18-32-20174.

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  1. Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 117218, Moscow, Russia

    A. A. Nikitin, S. V. Rogozhkin, P. A. Fedin & P. S. Zakharova

  2. National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), 115409, Moscow, Russia

    A. A. Nikitin & S. V. Rogozhkin

  3. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, 123182, Moscow, Russia

    N. P. Bobyr & I. A. Karateev

  4. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), 141701, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow oblast, Russia

    E. V. Gladkih

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Nikitin, A.A., Bobyr, N.P., Rogozhkin, S.V. et al. Ion Radiation Impact on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of W–6Re Alloy at 500°С. Phys. Atom. Nuclei 83, 1638–1643 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778820120054

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